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Explanatory Note
Muslims are urged to pursue the faith God has chosen for them and to invest their efforts and energies in the worship of God Almighty: “Attend regularly to your prayer and pay zakāt (financial duty); for, whatever good you do for your own sake you shall find it with God. God sees all that you do.”
Thus we can see how the Qur’ān revitalises the collective Muslim conscience, focuses on the real sources of danger to the community, and mobilises Muslims’ energy and feelings for closer contact with God and more gracious submission to His will and command. Until that will is revealed and God’s word takes effect in life, Muslims are urged to exercise prudence and show tolerance and magnanimity towards detractors, envious people and ill-wishers.